[Usability] Notifying about expected things

2008-08-03 Thread raw sausage
Hello, I recently reported (https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=406433), my point being: "Why does gnome-network-manager spam me each time it connects to wlan with a libnotify-popup? It's silly especially because I have to see it couple times a day (when I reboot the computer and log in),

Re: [Usability] Notifying about expected things

2008-08-03 Thread Matthew Nuzum
On Sun, Aug 3, 2008 at 7:19 AM, raw sausage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > I recently reported > (https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=406433), my point being: > "Why does gnome-network-manager spam me each time it connects to wlan > with a libnotify-popup? > This behaviour does no

Re: [Usability] Notifying about expected things

2008-08-03 Thread Kirk Bridger
Perhaps the bubble could be replaced with a changed icon in the system tray, such as the update-manager icon? I think it is easy to find, easy to understand, and not intrusive when there are updates. I find bubbles to best be used when there is something the user needs to do in the immediate